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Here, we publish useful information and ideas for all church leaders and communicators — mostly about church websites, but also about all other aspects of church communications and outreach. You’ll find information about best practices in website security, church email, social media, and much, much more.

What do church apps cost?

If you’re thinking your church needs an app, you’re probably wondering what a church app is going to cost. Here are published costs of some of the leading apps for churches, current as of early June 2018. Before you buy, though, please read Do You Really Need a Church App?…

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Do you really need a church app? Maybe not.

Is your ministry thinking about investing in a church app? Maybe you’ve been approached by PushPay or Tithe.ly or Subsplash or another purveyor of digital goods and, understanding the importance of keeping up with technology, have been convinced that spending a few extra hundred dollars a year for a church…

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church apps, Church Marketing Blog, church software, church website design, church websites

Adding a Privacy Policy to Your Church Website

To be legally compliant, your website must include a Privacy Policy that explains to your website’s visitors: What information you collect about visitors to your website; How you collect that information (cookies, sign-up forms, contact forms, comment forms, etc.); Which third parties, such as YouTube and Google Analytics, also collect…

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How to Use Facebook to Attract Christmas Crowds

Do you know how to use Facebook to attract standing-room-only crowds to your Christmas services? Facebook and other social networks offer so many new and free ways for churches to reach out and touch thousands of people this holiday season, and churches’ Facebook walls soon will be filling up with…

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church communications, church marketing, Church Marketing Blog, how to Facebook for churches

The Evolution of Church Website Design

Did you ever create something beautiful, and then let it go? The first websites we designed for churches were simply stunning. Church leaders loved them, and they especially loved meeting Sunday visitors who told them they had been attracted by their beautiful new websites. Those sites popped with arresting images…

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Church Marketing Blog, church website design, church websites

Terrific Time-Saving Tools for Church Staff

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Save time and money with these easy-to-use programs. DASHLANE for Passwords If you have trouble keeping track of passwords — and who doesn’t? — do yourself a BIG favor and get the free version of Dashlane. Dashlane will store your passwords and automatically sign you in every time you revisit any secure…

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Vetting Your Webmaster

If you plan to use a staff member or volunteer for website development and/or maintenance, vet that person by asking the following questions: • Do you have high-speed internet access? A fast connection is required for website maintenance. • Does your volunteer/staff member have time to maintain the website? If…

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What’s Missing on Your Church Website?

We found some very interesting results in an online survey we put together for a mid-sized church in the Southeast. While the number of people who took time to complete the survey on the church’s website was small, every response was telling. Here’s what the church discovered: • Although 35…

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Who’s Responsible for Your Website’s Security? YOU (too)

Here’s something that may surprise you: If you have a small website (small compared to, say, Amazon.com), your website is more attractive to hackers and may be more likely to be compromised, according to expert web developer Jenni McKinnon. “Smaller, less popular sites are a particularly great option for hackers…

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Is Your Website Scaring People?

Has anyone asked you yet why your website is “not secure”? If your website has not been encrypted, it won’t be long before you’re trying to explain that to people who visit your church’s website. The reason: Web browsers (Google, Chrome, et al.) have started posted warnings about all websites…

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